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Patented Jan. 1, 1918.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 1, 1918.

Application filed August 13, 1911. Serial No. 185,975.

. To' all wiwm it may concern:

" lhis invention. relates to "or Be it known that I, FRED OKEL, a citizen of the United States, residing at Wheeling, in the county of Ohio and State of West Virginia, have invented new and useful Improvements in Toys, 1s a specification.

toys of thetypeembodying a spiral track with movable or rolling playing pieces, and ma" be termed a toy turbine.

' mam object 'of' the invention is to a provide a toy of an amusing character 1 wherein a plurality of successively operating ed to and gravitate vertically in automatically engage ment with a s iral track in the'form of a cylinder and t ereby continuously and rapidly rotate said cylinder with an interesti-ng-m'echanical movement, self-acting means to re ularly re] se the balls from an elevate position an cause them to travel over the track beingprovided and actuated and controlled by a trip lower exit of the balls. he invention consists iii the construcplaying pieces or balls are scribed and claimed.

In the drawings: Figure lis a side elevation of atoy embodying the features of the invention.

ig. 2'is a similar view looking at the toy in a different position.

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- form. A frame upright Fig. 3 is a top plan view of the toy. Fig. 4 isa horizontal section taken in the plane of the line 4+4, Fig. 1..

he numeral 5 designates a base of suitable dimensions and form and at the center thereof is a foot; bearing 6 of any preferred 7 has its ower extremi inwardly overthe top of the toy and the bearing 6 below. Between thebearin 6 and the extremity-'9 ofthe u right is vertically disposed and free to rotate, and fixed to and surrounding the said shaft is angopen; cylinder comprising up ,er and lower disk heads 11 and 12, the s aft and cylinder providing a motor means .or unitary rotatlnglnieans serving as the main en-- feature of the toy. downwardly from is a spiral track tertainin'g and amusing Between and extendin the head 11 to the hea of which the following game apparatus means adjacent to the I or stop 22 ty 8. angularly bent and secured on the base and its upper extremity 9 extended- 13 of L--shape in cross-section and having the open side thereofoutermost. Secured to the base 5 adjacent to the upright 7 and to the upper'extremity 9 are a pair ofupright rods 14 which are spaced :1 suitable distance and. form a vertical ,uideway; the lower flange 15 of the cylin er track 13 moving close to the said vations during the rotation of the cylinder. Loosel sleeves 17 and an upper flange projecting inwardly and freely movable guldeway at differing ele y mounted on the lower portions of the rods 14 is a trip slide comprising a body between the said rods. A trip rod 19 has its lower end secured to the, body 16 and its upper end attached to a combined check and'release device embodying a lever 20 intermediately fulcrumed on anarm 21 projcctin from the'upper extremity 9 of the uprigv t 7, and an oscillating crank rod 22 having bearing in opposed projections 23 rising froma feed chute or trough 24 disposed above and over the upper head 11 of The lever 20 has an o crating e inner site positions over the chute or trough 24 The chute suspended position by connect- 1ng braces 28, 29 and 30 portions thereof and the upper extremity 9 of the upright 7. The bottom of the upper closed-end 31 of the chute or trough 24 is about on a level with the plune of the upper surface of the extremity 9 of the upright 7, and 'from said high point the chute or trough gradually inclines downwardly to a straight outlet 32' at its lowest point and terminating close to the upper portions of the rods 14. The upper head 11 of the cylinder has a horizontally disposed peripheral flange 33 which projects outwardly equally with the horizontal flange ofThc L-shaped spiral track 13 and has a slot or passage 34 cut therethrough to permit the playing pieces to successively engage the upper terminal of the track and clear the flange .33 during the rotation of the cylinden The playing pieces are held u by the flange 33 atthe outlet 32 of the. mute or trough 24 between the rods 14 until the passage or slot or trough 24 is of spiral form and held in fixed between different lower extremities to diametrically opposite portions. of the heads 11 and 12 so as to quicken the action of the playing piecesand their delivery to the said spiral tracks, and the flange 33 also has a slot orpassage 34 cut therethrough at a point diametrically opposite the slot or passage 34. From this construction it will be seen that a playing piece will be fed to or permitted-to gravitate.

downwardly over the spiral tracks 13 and 13 at half revolutions of the cylinder. Both of the tracks 13 and 13 are of similar structure and each is of L-shape in cross-section with "a lower horizontal flange as hereinbefore noted in connection with the one track. These horizontal 'flanges terminate above the location of the trip device in connection with tray. The playing ball passes onto the outlet the lower portions of the rods 14 so as to permit a clearance of the playing pieces and operation thereof in connection with the 'said trip device. The base has a tray or trough 35 mounted thereon and so shaped as to catch-the playing pieces as they are released or become disengaged from the trip device, the said tray extending laterally and in part supported by the base 5 and an extension 5 of the latter. The tray is also disposed at an outward and of inclination through the medium of a prop 36 at the inner end thereof and whereby the playing pieces are caused to gravitate or move toward the outer extremity of the pieces in the present instance. consist of metal balls 37 of any suitable number and, in the operation of the de vice, these balls are placed in the chute or trough 24 and-first engage the check or stop flange 22'which holds all of the-balls from movement toward the outlet of the said chute or trough. To start the balls moving automatically, the inner extremil l of the lever 20 is raised to let one ball pass the stop 22% and immediately the-lever is released andassumes its normal position s .hat the remainlng balls are checked and the released trough 24, and if one of the'slou, or passages 34 .or 34" is not in position to permit the ball to engage the adjacent track 13 or 13,

the cylinder ismanually turned until a clear ance of the ball is effected and the ball then moves downwardly between the rods 11 over the track with which it is in engagement and the balls in the chute or trough are held against movement until-the ball that has been moving downwardly between the rods ikes the flange ,18 of the latter or the body 16 thereof downward angle.

32 of the chute or 'sively release subsequent the trip slide to have collected in the said tray they may be I manually raised and again deposited in the chute or trough 24f, or, if desired, delay need not ensue until all of the balls have fallen into the lower tray, but the balls may be picked up one at a the upper chute or trough and thereby maintain. the cylinder in continuous motion as long as the balls are moving downwardly between the rods 14 in contact with either one of the tracks thereof.

The improved device may namented and will be found tertaining for both children I claim as my invention 1. In a toy of the class dcscr'beth a base, a rotatable position on the base and having spiral track be suitably orto be ver enand adu ts.

time and deposited in cylindersupporteu in uprightmeans extending downwardly thereover pro v ing with the chute and connected to=the trip device for automatic operatic a lower tray adjacent to the trip device andsupported on the base, and movable playin pieces which are deposited in the chute an sively movable downwardly over the upright guide in engagement with the flange of the track means and operatin the trip device to control the feed of the p aying pieces from above. I

2. In a toy of the class described, a base, a rotatable cylinder supported in upright position on the base and havin means extending downwardly t vidcd with means with which the flange means adjacently cooperates, feeding playing pieces at the the cylinder and upri ht ing pieces being mova lo the guide means in engagement with the track means flange and operating to succesplaying pieces from engagement with the cyllnder and uide.

ereov'er proof the track upper oart of uide, sai play- 3. In "a toy of the class describe ,a base,v

a trip devicesuccesa lowcrwflang'e, upright guide spiral track and means for 1 ownwardly over;

double track balls introduced in the chute and an upright guide adjacent to which the flanges of the track means coiiperate, a chute disposed above the cylinder and having an outlet adjacent to the upright guide, trip and check and release devices respectively associated with the guide and the chute, and fedfrom the latter in succession to the topfiof the cylinder and guide and operating the trip and check and release devices, by their descent.

4. In a toy of the class described, a base,

a rotatable cylinder supported in upright position on the base and having spiral track means extending downwardly thereover, an upright guide adjacent to the consisting of a pair of rods spaced apart and with which the track means adjacently cooperates, means for feeding playing pieces disposed above the cylinder, connected devices for regulating the feed of the playing pieces, and a lower tray for receiving the playing pieces from the guide;

5. In a toy of the class described, an upright cylinder supported for free rotation and having track means extending downwardly thereover in spiral form, the upper end of the cylinder flange with opposite slots therethrough, an upright uide consisting of a pair of spaced rods wit 1 which the track means of the cylinder adjacently cooperates, means for receiving playing pieces and feeding them to the top of the cy inder and guide, and playcylinder and opposed slots therein,

being provided With a ing' pieces consisting of balls which are suc- 6. In a toy of the class described, a rota-.

table cylinder supported in upri ht, position and having spiral tracks exten ing downwardly thereover of L-shape in cross-section to provide lower flanges, a pair of upright rods spaced apart to formva guide and located adjacent to the flanges of the tracks, a lower tray disposed to receive the playing pieces from the lower portion of the guide, an upper spiral chute disposed over the cylinder and having an outlet adjacent to the upper portion of the guide, the cylinder having a top flange with diametrically a combined check and release device-supported over a partmf the chute,

release device, and balls which are placed in the chute and successive]' fed to the top flange of the cylinder an the guide to descend vertically over the latter in contact with the tracks to rotate the cylinder.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set a lower slidable trip device mounted on the rods and connected to the check and my hand in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

FRED OKEL. Witnesses FRANK A. Bnrslui, Jr., FRED L. MILLER. 

